So last Sunday I got off work at 7:30 am and drove down to Greenwood to watch the FOF triathlon. It was nice to spectate and cheer the athletes on. I watched as Parker Roth came and went into the park and won the event. Gail Kattauf camerl in 1st for women.
Sunday afternoon I woke up and watched ironMan 70.3 world championships on NBC - a 60 minute program of 2010 event in Clearwater Florida I think.
There are a lot of loose thoughts and observations from watching these events and how it related to me. What are my motivations? What new equipment do I want? How much faster can I get? And so on.
I am now trying to figure out my plans for future events. I may decide to do a full 140.6 distance this year. Beach to Battleship is probably the one.
Battery on iPod is low so all for now.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Miracle Hill Cycling challenge
Hot day Saturday as I rode the century for Miracle Hill Ministries. Procedes of this charity ride went to help the homeless.
This year was a great new route that stayed in SC and started and ended in downtown Greenville. Just a few of the positive changes for the event.
And my daughter Kristen joined in a did a wonderful effort raising money and doing the 25 mile route. A big adventure for her to "solo" and build confidence. Her first organized ride. I was torn to ride with her or stick to my plans. She had done her route before on the Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) which is a rails to trails deal. I am so proud of her. She took 2 hours 20 minutes for her ride. I have bigger plans for our future rides!
The ride was cleared for the first hour by police as we rode thru the city. About 60 of us doing the century disrupted traffic. When we got to Paris Mountain we were on our own. I chugged up the hill in under 18 minutes which is better than usual. We then proceeded toward Ceasars Head. Got in with a good pacing group and drafted some until the base. That group included John Rundell (breaking the wind) and Kristie Aldredge (SC masters woman marathon record holder) and her husband.
Did the climb in 43 minutes which was good but conserving energy for the rest of the long day Doug Guth and Rob Dempsey were my riding partners for the next hour or two as we headed toward Table Rock. Great views of this awesome feature. The high heat began really kicking us. Doug did a century the previous weekend and had started the day by riding from home. He was getting dehydrated and energy waning. I decided to ride at my own pace and pulled ahead. Rob was somewhere up the road. I was in no mans land as they say. I gained a second wind and began digging deep to finish strong. I met up with Rob finally and we rode across the Daucausville area.
I kept my pace up on the hills and using my aerobars (homemade) to get into my aero tuck. I left Rob behind as I was in the zone and determined to get to the finish as fast as I could and get with Kristen ASAP. Rob was very strong and right behind me but as he told me later his legs were feeling the pain near the end.
I finished at about 1:35 pm and had 6 hours 10 minutes riding time on my computer. 7500 feet of climbing. I guess I was 4th to finish the century. Jessica and Debbie were there too to cheer me in. Rob was about 5 minutes back and I cheered him in. I arrived at the stadium in time to hear Kerrie Roberts mini concert as we sat in the shade. I had stomach cramps that took a little while to subside.
Doug was cheered in later and he rode to me and Kristen. He high-fived Kristen for her great ride. He also battled a leg cramp as he dismounted. Time for us all to eat and recover.
Later I would enjoy cold A/C, pizza, and a movie with Kristen.
This year was a great new route that stayed in SC and started and ended in downtown Greenville. Just a few of the positive changes for the event.
And my daughter Kristen joined in a did a wonderful effort raising money and doing the 25 mile route. A big adventure for her to "solo" and build confidence. Her first organized ride. I was torn to ride with her or stick to my plans. She had done her route before on the Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) which is a rails to trails deal. I am so proud of her. She took 2 hours 20 minutes for her ride. I have bigger plans for our future rides!
The ride was cleared for the first hour by police as we rode thru the city. About 60 of us doing the century disrupted traffic. When we got to Paris Mountain we were on our own. I chugged up the hill in under 18 minutes which is better than usual. We then proceeded toward Ceasars Head. Got in with a good pacing group and drafted some until the base. That group included John Rundell (breaking the wind) and Kristie Aldredge (SC masters woman marathon record holder) and her husband.
Did the climb in 43 minutes which was good but conserving energy for the rest of the long day Doug Guth and Rob Dempsey were my riding partners for the next hour or two as we headed toward Table Rock. Great views of this awesome feature. The high heat began really kicking us. Doug did a century the previous weekend and had started the day by riding from home. He was getting dehydrated and energy waning. I decided to ride at my own pace and pulled ahead. Rob was somewhere up the road. I was in no mans land as they say. I gained a second wind and began digging deep to finish strong. I met up with Rob finally and we rode across the Daucausville area.
I kept my pace up on the hills and using my aerobars (homemade) to get into my aero tuck. I left Rob behind as I was in the zone and determined to get to the finish as fast as I could and get with Kristen ASAP. Rob was very strong and right behind me but as he told me later his legs were feeling the pain near the end.
I finished at about 1:35 pm and had 6 hours 10 minutes riding time on my computer. 7500 feet of climbing. I guess I was 4th to finish the century. Jessica and Debbie were there too to cheer me in. Rob was about 5 minutes back and I cheered him in. I arrived at the stadium in time to hear Kerrie Roberts mini concert as we sat in the shade. I had stomach cramps that took a little while to subside.
Doug was cheered in later and he rode to me and Kristen. He high-fived Kristen for her great ride. He also battled a leg cramp as he dismounted. Time for us all to eat and recover.
Later I would enjoy cold A/C, pizza, and a movie with Kristen.
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